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The Latest Breaking News from Sean Mercer

Six thugs who ruined lives have 'too soft' sentences extended

The Unduly Lenient Scheme was introduced to allow violent sentences to be extended

Liverpool Echo

These are the faces of 50 Liverpool criminals who were jailed during February

Vigilante killers, murderer's mum and a 'cannabis martyr' were among those locked up last month

Liverpool Echo

Family members who should have let justice take its course

All the people on this list attempted to pervert the course of justice in their family's favour

Liverpool Echo

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Janette Mercer's lie nearly stopped police working out key clue to murder

The matriarch of the Mercer crime family is back behind bars along with two of her sons

Liverpool Echo

Vigilante killers, murderer's mum and shooting gang among 14 crooks jailed this week

These are the criminals from our region who were locked up over the past seven days

Liverpool Echo

Mum of man who killed Rhys Jones jailed for helping other son evade justice over drugs charges

Janette Mercer was found guilty of assisting Joseph Mercer whilst he was being investigated over drug supply offences.

Daily Record

Mum of Rhys Jones' killer jailed again for covering up her sons' crimes

Janette Mercer has now helped another of her children pervert the course of justice

Manchester Evening News

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Every word judge said to lying mum Janette Mercer

Janette Mercer previously lied to detectives investigating 11-year-old Rhys Jones' murder

Liverpool Echo

Mum of Rhys Jones' killer jailed for helping other son evade justice over drugs charges

The mum of Rhys Jones' killer has been jailed again after she was found to help another one of her sons evade a serious drugs charge by letting him stay at her home

Daily Mirror

Face of lying mum Janette Mercer who covered up sons' crimes again

Janette Mercer previously lied to detectives investigating 11-year-old's murder

Liverpool Echo

Mum of Rhys Jones' killer jailed after helping wanted son to remain at large

Janette Mercer, mother of murderer Sean Mercer, appeared to begin hyperventilating in the dock

Liverpool Echo

Sean Mercer's mum says 'I'm going to pass out' in dramatic courtroom scenes

Proceedings were halted after Janette Mercer said she was going to 'collapse'

Liverpool Echo

Fearsome crime gangs who caused misery for people across Merseyside

The gangs made law abiding residents lives hell

Liverpool Echo

Not content with covering for her child killer son, Janette Mercer breaks the law again

The mum of child killer Sean Mercer could find herself back in prison

Liverpool Echo

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Daily Mirror

Mum of Rhys Jones' killer Sean Mercer admits helping one of her sons to evade justice

Janette Mercer was jailed in 2009 for perverting the course of justice having told lies to detectives probing the murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones - on Monday, she was back in court over a charge relating to another of her three sons

Liverpool Echo

Mum of Rhys Jones' killer Sean Mercer admits helping son to evade justice

Janette Mercer was previously jailed for lying to detectives investigating the 11-year-old's murder

Daily Mirror

Rhys Jones's killer is moved to 'Monster Mansion' prison

Sean Mercer is now locked up at HMP Wakefield with some of Britain’s worst cons, including Sarah Payne’s murderer Roy Whiting

Daily Mirror

Olivia Pratt-Korbel murder could be linked to family-based crime groups

Police in Liverpool are reportedly focussing their attention on members of family-based crime groups rather than local gangs as they hunt for Olivia Pratt-Korbel's killer

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Liverpool Echo

'Crime families' fallout may be linked to Olivia Pratt-Korbel murder

Postcode based street gangs are not believed to be behind the death of 9-year-old Olivia

The Independent UK

Fatal shooting comes 15 years after murder of Rhys Jones, 11

The assistant mayor of Liverpool said it was ‘unthinkable’ another child had been killed on the anniversary of Rhys’s death.

The Independent UK

Liverpool shooting: Girl’s death came on 15th anniversary of gun murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones

New tragedy in Merseyside has revived memories of the ‘shock and sorrow’ of child’s death in 2007

Daily Mirror

Clues that caught Rhys Jones’ killer after painstaking 8-month fight for justice

Rhys Jones was just 11 when he was shot down in a car park on his way home from football practice - the community fell in silence in fear of the Croxteth Crew

Daily Mirror

Where Rhys Jones' killer is 15 years after he died on way home from football practise

Rhys Jones' killer Sean Mercer was helped in various ways by 10 other people, including his mother, with nine jailed for their involvement in the murder of the youngster

Daily Mirror

Rhys Jones murder: What happened to killers and how were they caught 15 years on

It took months for police to finally catch Rhys Jones' killer and the gang that helped him to cover up the horrific murder — here's how they did it and what happened to them

Liverpool Echo

City remembers Rhys Jones murder 'like it was yesterday' on 15th anniversary

Thousands of people across Liverpool have paid tributes to the 11-year-old who will never be forgotten

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